persian lilac

Noun
  1. Tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits;
    Naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree (synset 112716736)
    is a type of: tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
    belongs to: genus melia, melia - type genus of the Meliaceae: East Indian and Australian deciduous trees with leaves resembling those of the ash
    same as: azedarach, azederach, china tree, chinaberry, chinaberry tree, melia azedarach, melia azederach, pride-of-india
  2. Small densely branching Asiatic shrub having lanceolate leaves and panicles of fragrant lilac flowers (synset 112331562)
    is a type of: lilac - any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
    same as: syringa persica

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